Resin 90Y microsphere activity measurements for liver brachytherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1896-1900

  Dezarn, William A ^a   Kennedy, Andrew S ^a  

^a Wake Radiology Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity measurement; Dosimetry; Liver brachytherapy; Microsphere; Yttrium 90

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; GLASS; MANUFACTURE; ONCOLOGY; POLYCARBONATES; RADIOTHERAPY; RESINS; SHIPS; SURVEYS;

ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ACTIVITY STANDARDS; AXIAL RESPONSE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION STANDARD; CALIBRATION VALUES; MEASUREMENT GEOMETRY; YTTRIUM-90;

MICROSPHERES;

MICROSPHERE Y 90; POLYCARBONATE; RADIOISOTOPE; RESIN; SIRSPHERE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOMATERIAL; MICROSPHERE; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BRACHYTHERAPY; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROSPHERES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; UNITED STATES; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 34447295957     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2731034     Document Type: Article

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